The owner, Zong Chen, apologized for the incident and told WUSA 9 he recently fired his pest control service and was trying to manage it himself with mouse traps and then the inspector arrived.

Mr. Chen said, "She find a dead mice, like nearby the trap and that is when she got really upset and say 'I'm going to close you down for a day, you need to clean everything out.'"

WUSA9 did not find any evidence of rodents when we looked around. The owner said he fixed all the other violations and is in compliance.

Kent Deli and Fish Market

In Landover, inspectors closed Kent Deli and Fish Market for operating without hot water. When we arrived, we found the place locked up with padlocks on the doors. According to the inspection report, the store will be closing voluntarily, permanently.

Officials reported potentially sickening food holding temperatures like chicken, beef and shrimp observed at 50 degrees to several mice droppings observed in the storage area and the prep tables and prep line being grossly soiled.

La Mexicana

In Germantown, inspectors closed La Mexicana on Middlebrook Road, citing 14 violations including operating with inadequate refrigeration and unsanitary conditions like very sticky and soiled areas of the restaurant.

La Mexicana's owner, Rai Sawney, would not allow WUSA9's cameras in but said someone accidently left the refrigerator door open right before the inspector arrived and the unit is cooling properly now.

Cafe Asia

In the District, inspectors closed Café Asia on I street, citing 20 violations including a dead roach observed on a cutting board where food is being prepped and rat droppings.

Inspectors cited the restaurant and night club for no hot water and improper food temperatures like raw shrimp at 58 degrees and salmon and tuna at 55 degrees.

In the heart of Foggy Bottom, inspectors closed 3 restaurants in one stop at The Shops at 2000 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.